Sulfur, carbon, and nitrogen cycling in faunated marine sediments impacted by repeated organic enrichment

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 400, Issue , 2010, Pages 37-53

  Valdemarsen, T ^a   Kristensen, E ^a   Holmer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benthic fluxes; Decomposition; Eutrophication; Fish feed; Sulfate reduction; Sulfide buffering

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; EUTROPHICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRON; MARINE SEDIMENT; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

EID: 77749321095     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08400     Document Type: Article

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